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  Tavi Gevinson – In conversation with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, Author; Screenwriter; Accordionist It’s quite possible that Tavi Gevinson is the most influential 18-year-old in America. Despite the fact that she just graduated from high school, her résumé includes blogging phenom, magazine editor, writer, movie actress and Broadway star.

The Commonwealth Club is hosting on Wednesday, May 21st at 6pm with Larry Scott, Commissioner, of Pac 12 and James Delany, Commissioner, of Big 10 in conversation with Ted Robinson, Emmy Award-winning Sports Broadcaster and Announcer. As the 2014 season begins to take shape, hear the heads of the two

So this is pretty amazing. Graham Nash, yes that Graham Nash (from Crosby, Still and Nash), just put out an autobiography about his life in rock and roll. I imagine the stories are pretty insane considering, for awhile, his band was one of the biggest in the world. Now that

San Franciscans are obsessed with food. They do shit like instagram the fuck out of their meals as form of bragging to their friends. The truth is, we’re lucky. Just by default of living in the Bay Area we become those weird creatures called foodies (even if we don’t even

Next Thursday, February 14th, the INFORUM at the Commonwealth Club will be holding the The Algorithm for Love. OkCupid and Match.com CEO Sam Yagan will be here there, dishing on the math and science behind making the perfect match. After the interview they’re hosting a cocktail-fueled after party where guests will

During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of Thailand sat down with Michelle Meow, a member of the board of governors of the Commonwealth Club and host of Interpod to discuss Thailand’s efforts to advance marriage equality, gender rights, and decriminalization of sex work.

Justin Jones, an activist and community organizer from Nashville, gained national attention when he was expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for leading a gun control protest on the House floor. However, just four days later, he was reinstated to his seat by a unanimous vote from the Metropolitan

I’ve heard the San Francisco District Attorney’s name pronounced so many different ways in the press and in conversation that it’s hard to keep track of what the correct way to say his name is.  So we asked Mr. Boudin how it’s done. Here is how Chesa pronounces his own